Systems and methods for facilitating the creation, ordering, processing and delivery of personalized bereavement packages

A system for allowing users to obtain personalized bereavement packages, the system comprising:

• a computing device having physical memory storing instructions that cause the computing device to:
• provide a bereavement package ordering platform adapted to assist users with the selection, personalization and ordering of bereavement products and services;
• receive, from a user, a request to create a personalized bereavement package through the bereavement package ordering platform for an individual organizing a memorial service;
• present, to the user, a plurality of bereavement products and services including at least one bereavement product or service that may be associated with a machine readable element;
• receive, from the user, a plurality of package selections pertaining to the presented bereavement products and services;
• generate bereavement package data based on the plurality of package selections received from the user, the bereavement package data including:
• product selection data pertaining to a plurality of bereavement products and services selected by the user, the selected bereavement products and services including a plurality of print-based bereavement products;
• and
• product personalization data representing user-defined content for inclusion with one or more of the print-based bereavement products, wherein the product personalization data includes data pertaining to a personalized machine readable element associated with at least one of the selected bereavement products and services;
• and
• wherein the bereavement package data enables a printing vendor to produce the plurality of print-based bereavement products for delivery to the individual organizing the memorial service.